January 15, 2008

Earth to Huck.

[Some of my opponents] do not want to change the Constitution, but I believe it's a lot easier to change the constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God, and that's what we need to do is to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards," Huckabee said, referring to the need for a constitutional human life amendment and an amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

Governor Huckabee continues to maintain that he's being asked too many questions about his religious beliefs, but how else are voters expected to find out what exactly he means by 'God's standards'? His old sermons might give some guidance, of course, but those remain off-limits, apparently. Odd that.

"My faith teaches me that I can sit in church and pray all I want, but I won't be fulfilling God's will unless I go out and do the Lord's work," he said, linking his support for expanded health care, social justice, immigration and the environment to the foundations of his Christian faith.

Doh! What were we thinking?

...for Obama, as for many of us, faith is complicated, messy, a work in progress.

And, if we're honest about it, the standard labels just don't fit.

Sometimes we forget.

Posted by Cassandra at January 15, 2008 10:01 PM

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Not for nothing is this self-described heathen reminded of the Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee.

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